ECA Publications Enhancing Knowledge Sharing to Support the Poverty Reduction Process in Africa: The Knowledge Audit Report by the Economic Commission for Africa The Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) knowledge audit presented in this report is one of the activities of an ECA- initiated project entitled “Enhancing Knowledge Sharing to Support the Poverty Reduction Process in Africa”. Author(s):ECA; Year:2008 ; National Information and Communication Infrastructure Best Practices and Lessons Learnt The NICI book summarizes ICT policy processes in countries including Rwanda, Ghana, Malawi and Nigeria and intends to help other countries chart their own ways to bringing ICTs to the service of their development. Author(s):ECA; Year:2008 ; Sustainable Development Report on Africa This edition of SDRA is devoted to a five-year review of the implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development Outcomes in Africa (WSSD+5) Author(s):ECA; Year:2008 ; African Economic Outlook 2008 The 2008 African Economic Outlook focuses on Technical Skills Development. It also presents a comprehensive analysis of the economic, social and political developments on the continent. Author(s): OECD Development Centre, the African Development Bank and, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa; Year:2008 ; Economic Report on Africa 2008 The report notes that African economies continued to sustain the growth momentum of previous years, recording an overall real GDP growth rate of 5.8% in 2007. Author(s):ECA; Year:2008 ; SECURING OUR FUTURE, Report of the Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa This report is intended for many audiences: decision makers in Africa, civil society leaders, nongovernmental organizations, business leaders, people living with HIV and AIDS Author(s):CHGA; Year:2008 ; Economic Report on Africa 2007 Accelerating Africa’s Development through Diversification Year:2007 ; The Role of African Parliaments in the Budgetary Processes Especially in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework Year:2007 ; African CSOs Speak on the World Summit on the Information Society Year:2006 ; African Youth Speak on the Information Society Year:2006 ; Africa Speaks on Internet Governance Year:2006 ; The African Water Development Report Year:2006 ; Economic Report on Africa 2006 Capital Flows and Development Financing in Africa Year:2006 ; Report of the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on the Status of Governance in Southern Africa Author(s):SRO-SA; Year:2006 ; Mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on smallholder agriculture, food security and rural livelihoods in Southern Africa Author(s):SRO-SA; Year:2006 ; The statistical estimation of Poverty duration and transitions in Zambia This paper proposes a model that attempts to address poverty dynamics and provides an additional dimension to poverty for countries in the Southern African region. Author(s):SRO-SA; Year:2006 ; Economic and Social Conditions in Southern Africa 2004 Implementation of the MDGs: Progress and Prospects Author(s):SRO-SA; Year:2006 ; Sustainable Energy: A Framework for New and Renewable Energy in Southern Africa This publication presents a framework for creating a competitive and gender-sensitive environment in the new and renewable energy sector in Southern Africa. Author(s):SRO-SA; Year:2006 ; Economic and Social Conditions in North Africa: A Mid-Decade Assessment April 2006 A mid-decade (2000-2004) assessment of the structural evolution of North African economies. Author(s):SRO-NA; Year:2006 ; Report of the Workshop on Economic and Corporate Governance and Accountability in Southern Africa Author(s):SRO-SA; Year:2005 ; Report of the workshop on interventions to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on smallholder agriculture, food security and rural livelihoods in Southern Africa Year:2005 ; Report of the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Energy: A Framework for New and Renewable Energy in Southern Africa Author(s):SRO-SA; Year:2005 ; African Governance Report 2005 The African Governance Report (AGR) is the result of extensive research covering governance practices in 27 African countries. Author(s):ECA; Year:2005 ; Partnership Modalities for Enhancing Good Governance Year:2005 ; The African Gender and Development Index Year:2005 ; Assessing Public Financial Management and Accountability in the Context of Budget Transparency in Africa Author(s):ECA; Year:2005 ; Economic Report on Africa 2005 The report shows that despite record economic growth in Africa, poverty is actually getting worse. Year:2005 ; Economic Performance of North Africa 2004 Twentieth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) Year:2005 ; Preliminary Analysis of Economic Structural Trends in North Africa 2000-2004 Twentieth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) Year:2005 ; Attainment of the MDGs and Implementation of NEPAD in North African Countries: Progress and Prospects Twentieth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) Year:2005 ; The Economic Participation of Women in North Africa Twentieth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) Year:2005 ; Water Resources Development in North Africa Twentieth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) Year:2005 ; The Status of Information for Development Activities in North Africa Twentieth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) Author(s):Twentieth Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE); Year:2005 ; Comment sauver le textile maghrébin? Year:2005 ; Performance économique - 2004 Vingtième réunion du Comité Intergouvernemental d’experts (CIE) Year:2005 ; Analyse préliminaire de L’évolution des structures économiques : 2000-2004 Conditions Economiques et Sociales en Afrique du Nord Year:2005 ; Réalisation des OMD et mise en œuvre du NEPAD dans les pays d’Afrique du Nord : Progrès et perspectives Year:2005 ; Vingtième réunion du Comité intergouvernemental d’experts (CIE) Year:2005 ; Advancing Knowledge for Meeting MDGs and for Sustainable Development in Africa: Toward New Policy Initiatives. The paper discusses the current state of knowledge in Africa as it relates to the radical transformations that are necessary to achieve a rapid and meaningful transition to sustainable development on the continent. Year:2005 ; Report of the Ad hoc Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring and Assessing Sustainable Development in Africa Year:2005 ; Spatial maps. Targeting & mapping poverty Author(s):Adrian Gauci; Year:2005 ; Poverty Maps. A useful tool for policy design to reduce poverty Author(s):Adrian Gauci and Vanessa Steinmayer; Year:2005 ; Poverty profiles. A methodological note on measuring poverty, Author(s):Abebe Shimeles and Reto Thoenen; Year:2005 ; PICTA Monthly Bulletins Year:2005 ; A Participatory Approach to National Budgeting: Some Key Principles and Lessons Year:2005 ; Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Service Delivery: Water Supply and Sanitation Year:2005 ; Strategies for Promoting Effective Stakeholder Participation in the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Year:2005 ; Participation and Partnerships for Improving Development and Governance in Africa Year:2005 ; Report of the Third Meeting of the Committee on Human Development and Civil Society Year:2005 ; Economic and Welfare Impacts of the EU-Africa Economic Partnership Agreements Year:2005 ; Trade and Regional Integration Division News, June 2005 This edition of TRIDNews leads with key discussions by African Ministers of Trade in Cairo, Egypt from 8 to 9 June 2005. Year:2005 ; Trade Preferences and Africa: The State of Play and the Issues at Stake Author(s):Andrew Mold; Year:2005 ; Governance for a Progressing Africa Report of the Fourth African Development Forum (ADF IV) Year:2005 ; Economic and Social Conditions In Southern Africa 2003 The Challenge of Private Sector Development in Southern Africa Author(s):SRO-SA; Year:2004 ; Mineral Cluster Policy Study in Africa. Pilot Studies of S. Africa & Mozambique Year:2004 ; Africa’s Sustainable Development Bulletin Year:2004 ; Rapport de la Réunion Ad hoc d'experts sur les perspectives à long terme du développement des infrastructures de télécommunications en Afrique du Nord Year:2004 ; Rapport du dix-neuvième réunion du Comité intergouvernemental d’experts (CIE) Year:2004 ; Rapport de la Réunion Ad-Hoc d'experts sur les stratégies sous-régionales des investissements directs étrangers en Afrique du Nord. Réunion Ad Hoc d’experts sur les stratégies sous-régionales des investissements directs étrangers en Afrique du Nord Year:2004 ; Rapport sur les conditions économiques et sociales en Afrique Centrale, 2003 Réunion du comité intergouvernemental d'experts Year:2004 ; Rapport sur l'intégration Year:2004 ; Rapport consolidé sur la gouvernance en Afrique Centrale « Cas du Gabon et du Tchad » Year:2004 ; Sub-Regional Meeting on the Decade Review of the Implementation of Beijing Platform of Action West Africa Year:2004 ; Report of the Sub-regional Decade Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in Southern Africa Year:2004 ; Report of Sub-regional Decade Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in Eastern Africa Year:2004 ; Community /Village Information and Communication Infrastructure Plan (VICI) for Ghana Year:2004 ; AISI Briefing Paper, No. 2, October 2004. Government with an e - The potential of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in the African Public Sector One of the key challenges facing many African countries is how they can introduce information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance government efficiency. Year:2004 ; Report to the Seventh SRO-WA ICE Meeting Year:2004 ; Draft report on Sierra Leone energy policy Year:2004 ; Knowledge Policies For Sustainable Development in Africa: A Strategic Framework for Good Governance Year:2004 ; Principles, Methodology and Strategy for Promoting the African Green Revolution Year:2004 ; Can the Cairo consensus contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa? Year:2004 ; Trade Liberalization under the Doha Development Agenda: Options and Consequences for Africa This publication provides a quantitative estimate of the potential economic consequences of multilateral trade reform for Africa and draws policy conclusions for African negotiators. Year:2004 ; Financement de l’intégration régionale Year:2004 ; Fiscal Implications of Trade Liberalization on African Countries Year:2004 ; Exclure l’Afrique des marches? Evaluation de l’acces aux marches pour les pays africains Year:2004 ; Economic and Statistical Analyses of Trade Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa Year:2004 ; Libéralisation commerciale et développement: Quelles leçons pour l’Afrique? Year:2004 ; Trade Liberalization and Development: Lessons for Africa Year:2004 ; AISI Briefing Paper, No. 1, January 2003. Towards an Information Society in Africa: The Case for National Policies Building a sustainable information society in Africa is a central goal of the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) Year:2004 ; National Information and Communication Infrastructure (NICI) Plans In Southern Africa - Report to the Tenth SRO-SA Meeting of ICE Year:2004 ; TRID News January 2004 Monthly Newsletter of the Trade and Regional Integration Division. This issue covers the first Central African Forum on Transport Infrastructure and Regional Integration, recently held in Cameroon. Year:2004 ; Trade and Regional Integration Bulletin, February Year:2004 ; Bulletin of the Partnership for ICTs in Africa (PICTA) Year:2004 ; Trade and Regional Integration Bulletin, April Year:2004 ; ICPD 10th Anniversary: Africa Regional Review Report Year:2004 ; Solving Africa's External Debt Problem to Finance Development: A Progress Report Year:2004 ; Improving Public Participation in the Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources in Africa Year:2004 ; Mainstreaming Trade in National Development Strategies - An Issues Paper This Issues paper summarizes and reviews the mix of policy actions - both on the domestic and international fronts - necessary to mainstream trade in national development strategies. Year:2004 ; Relaunching the Pledging Conference of the United Nations Trust Fund for African Development (UNTFAD) Year:2004 ; Main Conclusions and Recommendations: Report of the Regional Ministerial Review Conference on Implementation of the Dakar/Ngor Declaration and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development – ICPD at 10 Year:2004 ; Mineral Cluster Policy Study in Africa Pilot Studies of South Africa & Mozambique Author(s):Antonio Pedro; Year:2004 ; Final Declaration ECA Ministerial Conference on ICPD at 10 Year:2004 ; 10 ème anniversaire de la CIPD: Rapport régional de revue de l'Afrique Year:2004 ; The ICPD 10 Anniversary: Africa Regional Review Report Regional Ministerial Review Conference on Implementation of the Dakar/Ngor Declaration and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development—ICPD at 10 Year:2004 ; Main Conclusions and Recommendations ICPD at 10 Year:2004 ; TRID News - June 2004 This edition of TRIDNews discusses Mainstreaming Trade in National Development Plans, which was the theme of this year's Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Year:2004 ; ATPC Work in Progress This paper provides a detailed analysis of all the issues under negotiation in the current round of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks. Year:2004 ; Analytical Methodology - the GTAP and SMART Models and related Databases. Year:2004 ; Economic and Welfare Impacts of the EU-Africa Economic Partnership Agreements: Concept Paper Year:2004 ; Trade Liberalization and Development This paper argues that trade policies must be dynamic, adaptable and differentiated between sectors in order to contribute effectively to development efforts. Year:2004 ; Perspective on Governance with Recommendations and Plan of Action: East Africa Sub-region Year:2004 ; Creating the African Development Forum - Concept paper Year:2004 ; Report of the Symposium Pre-ADF Symposium: Civil Society and Governance Year:2004 ; Addis Ababa Declaration Pre-ADFIV Youth Symposium Year:2004 ; ADF Today a daily newsletter, Tuesday, October 12, 2004 Year:2004 ; ADF Today daily newsletter, Wednesday, October 13, 2004 Year:2004 ; ADF Today daily newsletter, Thursday, 14 October 2004 Year:2004 ; ADF Today daily newsletter, Friday, October 15, 2004 Thursday, October 14, 2004 Year:2004 ; Land Tenure Systems and their Impacts on Food Security and Sustainable Development in Africa Year:2004 ; ADF Today daily newsletter, Final Issue, Thursday, October 14, 2004 Year:2004 ; ADF IV Consensus Statement Year:2004 ; ECA Annual Report 2004 Year:2004 ; The Missing Link in Growth and Sustainable Development: Closing the Gender Gap Author(s):Alfred Latigo; Year:2004 ; The Valuation of Corruption: An Option Pricing Approach, Author(s):Joe Atta-Mensah, Senior Economic Affaires Officer; Year:2004 ; PICTA Bulletin October 2004 Year:2004 ; Economies of Central Africa 2004 Year:2004 ; Best Practices in the Participatory Approach to Delivery of Social Services Year:2004 ; Assessment of Power Pooling Arrangements in Africa Year:2004 ; Trade and Regional Integration Division Monthly Newsletter - October 2004 Year:2004 ;